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R. N. HouLlHAN Jan. 25, 1944.

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Filed Maren 1s,A 1941 fag/ W 5 "Il, MATTORNEYS..

Patented Jan. 25, 1944 to The Bridgeport Metal Goods Manufacturing Company, Bridgeport, Conn., a corporation of Connecticut Application March. 13, 1941, Serial No. 383,107

3 Claims.

This invention relates to a box havinga hinged cover, such for example as a vanity or similar box, and has for an object to provide an improved means for securing the cover to the body of the box which may be easily and quickly assembled, and which if desired may be disassembled for refinishing or repairing without breaking the hinge structure.

It is also an object to provide a construction which improves the appearance of the box and simplifies its manufacture.

Another object is to provide a construction which does not require reduction of the upper edge ofthe body to telescope with and form a seat for the cover in order that vthe outer walls of the cover and the body may be flush, and also doing away with the necessity of using a paper or other lining which would be required to fill in under such'reduced portion.

With the foregoing and other objects in view I have devised a construction as illustrated in the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification. It is however to be understood that I am not limited to the exact details and arrangement shown but may employ various changes and modiiications within the scope of the invention.

In this drawing:

Fig..1 isfa'partial side elevation and partial section" of the box complete;

Fig..2 is a side elevation with the cover open and showing the insert removed and raised above the body;

Fig..3 is atop plan view of the body with the cover openand parts shown in section to` more clearly-,show the construction;

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the insert member; g Fig. 5 is a side elevation thereof with one side portion shown insection;

Fig. 6 isa detail lookingvas indicated by lines 6-6 of Fig. 1; Y A

Fig. '7 isa detail looking in the direction indicatedby lines 'I-I of Fig. 1 but with the cover and compact removed;

Figi Sis. a rear elevation of the hinge;

Fig. 9 is a section of the body looking toward thehinge as indicated by line 9-9 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 10 is-a section through one yedge of the bodysubstantially on line Ill-I of Fig. 3; and

Fig.'11 isa section of a strip of metal showing how the insert member may be formed therefrom.

shaped member, usually of metal although it may be of'other material. In the drawing 1t is shown as being substantially circular-with substantially cylindrical side walls I3, although I am not limited to this shape as other shapes may be employed if desired.. This body also includes a bottom wall I4 on which rests the powder compact I5. The

The box includes a body lI2 4comprising a cup l cover I6 is of similar' inverted cup shaped construction having a top wall II and side walls I8. The cover is hinged to the body member by an improved hinged construction. Adjacent the top edge of the side wall I3l an opening I9 is formed,'and the metal is pressed outwardly at the opposite ends of this opening to form recesses 20. Carried by the side wall of the cover is a hinge pinV 2|, and'v a convenientway of securing this hingepin to the Acover is to form a loop 22 about'the pin.` This may be Wrapped tightly about the pin so as tohol'd it imposition, and the pin is ylonger than the loop to form projecting end portions 23 to seat in the recesses 20.

To retain'the projecting ends of the pin in the recesses an insert member 24 is Aprovided which telescopes into the side walls I3 of the body as shown in Fig. l'and extends down to and rests on the bottom wall thereof. This insert extends over the projecting ends 23 of the hinge pin as shown in Fig. 3 and retains these ends in the recesses. To accommodate the loop 22 of the hinge this insert may have an elongated opening 25 vas shown'in-Figs. 1 and 3. The insert 24 in 25 the present construction comprises a ring of iiat resilient strip metal so thatl it tends to expand to press against or frictionally engage the inner side of the side walls I3 to retain it in position. It is-preferably made non-continuous or as a split ring so the ends are disconnected as indicated at-26 to permit thisf'expanding action and also to lpermit the insert ring to beV contracted or compressed to a smaller diameter to permit easy `insertion in or removal fromk the body.

This insert ring also extends above the top edge 21 `of the side walls I3 to form a flange 28 telescoping with the side walls I8, ofthe cover when the" cover is in closed position, so that the cover may be of the same diameter-or size as the body and the outer walls of the two will be flush when the cover is closed. This'construction and arrangement obviates the necessityof reducing the top edge portion of the sidewalls I3 to form this flange and seat for the cover. It will beseen this ange is Yprovided automatically by placing the insertrim in position in the body. The ring also extends down to the bottom wall I4 and therefore no A'paper `lining or other'lling member is required, as would be the case were the top edge portion of the side wall reduced, in order to bring the effective internal diameter of the side walls to flushV with the inner diameter of the reduced struction `because the compact'z I5 must ybe of a thiswould meanjthat therewould be aspace around the periphery of the compact between it and the side walls of the body requiring use of portion. Suche. lining is required in the old condiameter to passthrough the reduced flange por-.1v tion, and as the sidewallsof the 'body are of larger diameter than the ,reduced ange portion,y

the lining. In the present construction the side walls are not reduced, the insert itself forming the ange 28, and it extends the' full height of the side walls I3'so as to 4lill in the space between the compact and these side walls I3.

This insert may also be used to retain the to retain it in position. This ear willu yield' outwardly to permit the compact to slide down by it and then will move inwardly over thecompact to retain it in position. To insert the compact, all that is necessary is to slide it down past the ear or ears 29. This also permits removal of the compact for insertionof a new one.

The insert 24 also provides convenient means for forming the catch to hold'the cover inl closed position. 'I'hus the side wall of the insert may be cut to form the spring tongue having a loop 3| to receive a lug 3'2 cut and pressed inwardly from the side wall' I8 of the cover. As the cover is closed this cover passes down over the top bar of the loop 3l, the tongue 30 yielding to permit this, and thennit` snaps back so that the lug 32 is held by the shoulder 33 in the opening in the loop 3`I. To permit easy release of this catch a thumb piece 34 may be mounted on the tongue 3U and project through an elongated opening 34a in the sidev wall I3. Pressing inwardly on this thumb piece will remove the bar 3| from the lug 32 releasing the cover.

The cover may carry on its inner surface a mirror 35 held therein by any suitable means such as an annular ring 36 frictionally engaging the side walls I8;

In manufacturing the insert ring 24 may be l made from a rolled strip of metal 3T as indicated in Fig. 11 of a widthequal to twice the width of the insert 24. When slit longitudinally at its center as indicated atv 38 this will provide two strips 3'9 each of the proper width for an insert ring 24; leaving the outer naturally rounded edges 40 of Vthe roller strip` to provide the top edge of therinsert. Thus without any separate operations a rounded vtop edge is provided for the exposed-edge of theV insert so that they are notsharp to cut anyone using. the box.

old constructions commonly used it is neces- Y `sary to open the hinge loop to take the box It will be evident from the above that this` construction and arrangement gives a better looking hinge andV all around job because the hinge is practically hidden and projects only slightly beyond the outer walls` of the box. This gives a much better appearance and simplies manufacture as it gives a greater ease of assembly. In assembling, all that is necessary is to place the projecting end portions 23 of the hingel pin in the recesses 20 and then insert the resilient member 24. The` spring catch 3U can be made out of component parts oftheinsert member rather than additional parts which mustV be separately mounted, thus simplifying and reducing the manufacturing operations. Another" advantage is that the insert member can be made out of better spring material' than the drawn box. it has to be made outv of relatively soft material which would not be so adaptable for the insert member. Another advantage is that inreinishing or repairing it is not necessary to open the hinge loop 22` to take the' box apart and remove the cover. All that is necessaryris to As the box is .blanked and drawn` apart. This is apt to break or crack the metal so thatthepart-onwhich the hinge is formed has to loe-'thrownaway and a new part provided.

Having thus set'forth the nature of my invention what I claim is:

l. A box of the character described comprising a body including a bottom Wall and upright side walls about the periphery thereof provided with a pair of spaced recesses on the inner side thereof adjacent the top edge, a cover having a hinge comprising, projecting pin portions seated in said recesses, and a resilient split insert ring at the inner side of the side walls comprising a substantially flat stripvextending from the bottom of the body to a short distance above the top edge of the side walls to form a iiange to telescope with the cover when it is in closed position, said ring extending over said recesses engaging and retaining the projecting pin portions therein to secure the cover to the body and tending to expand to frictionally engage the side walls thereof.`

2. A box of the character described comprising a` body including a, bottom wall and upright side walls about the periphery thereof, said side walls providedv with a pair of spaced recessesk on seated inVV said recesses, and a resilient split insert ring` at theinner` side of the side walls com-v prising asubstantially hat strip substantiallyl covering the side walls and extending substane tially throughout the periphery thereof, saidring extending over said recesses retaining the'- projecting pin portions therein. and provided with an elongated recess receiving the hinge loop',

said ring also extending above' the top edge. of the` side walls to form a reduced flange tele'- scoping within the cover when the cover is in`V closed position and tending to expand to fric"` tionallyl engage the side walls of the body.

3. A box of the character described'comprisinga body including abottom wall and. upright sidewalls about the periphery thereof provided with a pair of spaced recesses on the inner side thereof adjacent the top edge and an opening in the side Wall opposite said recesses, a;cover'hav' ing ahinge comprising projecting pin portions seated in-said recesses, anda resilient splitinsert ring at the inner side of the side walls comprising a' substantially hat strip extending from the bottomof the body to a short distance above the top edge. of the side walls-tofform aA flange totelescope with position, said ring extending over said recesses retainingthe projecting pin portions thereinto secure thecover to the body and tendingto expand to frictionally engage the side walls thereof, a spring tongue integral with the insert, cooperati'ng catch means-on the tongue and cover to the cover when in closed 

